Fountain receptacle



Aug. zs, 1951 P. PowELL v FOUNTAIN RECEPTACLE 2 sheets--smeet4 2 FiledOct. l, 1947 Patentecl Aug. 28, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RECPTALProsper` Powell, NorfolkyVa; i Application oetotri, 1943, siii'N'a.7'7'7358 v 7 Glaims: 1

My invention cons'istv in nw and usefiil provenents in a fountainreceptacl'e for clear'isiii a'r'id retairiin'g i'cel er'eam dippers,spo'o'n's, and the likev in the operation of a so'da` fountain and hsfor' its object to provide such a devite which simple in. construction;convenient and san1= tary use and one which may be readily re nio've'dfroin the fountain well or syrup rail for purposes of cleaningandster'ilizatio'n;

Sanitary laws require that equipment of this character be frequentlyremoved and thoro'ughly cleaned and sterilized. Heretofore, considerabledifiiculty and inco'nven'ience have been encoun tered by Soda fountainoperators in disconnecting the running water andv drainage'- conduitswhen it became necessary to remove a recepta'cle from the fountain well,whichl often necessitat'ed reaching under the fountain and generally disturbing the fountain pifoeedure` whenever removal of the receptaclewasrequired.

With my improved receptacle, the running water Supply and the clrainVare so eonnected and arranged in connectionwith the meansv forsuspending the receptaclein the fountain well that the device may besimply lifted from the well and the water supplyV and drainb readilydisconnected from a point above they fountain. deek.V

A further object of my inventiohis to provide a means for adj'ustablysuspending the receptacl in a fountain well to compensate for variationsin theV angle of inc'lination of thefountain deok whereby the receptacleis adaptable to various conventional soda fountainS. v

lStill another object of my invention is to provide in a fountainreceptacle, a removable .partition Whereby the receptale may be dividedto segregate different sizes of dippers and spoo'nls;

With the above and other objectsin view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, my invention consistsin the novel features hereinset forth, illustrated' inV the accompanying drawings and moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings in which numerals of like characterde'sign'ate siinilar parts throughout the several views: i

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved fountain receptacle;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view partly insectloii. showingrelationship of the adjustabl'e suspendi flahge to theV front wallp ofthe receptale;

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section on line 3-3 of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

i In the form shownin the drawin'gs; the body of the receptacl'e isrectangular iii Shape, having a front wall 5, a rear wall 6; and twoendw'alls 'I and 8. A bottom 9, preferably of the false bot-1 to'r'ntype, is Secured to all four walls at a predeteri'nined level abovetheir lower extremitiesl, by means of downturhed fiangs which arebrazed, welded orl otherwise Secured to the' walls of the re'eptacle aswill be seen from Fig's'. 3 fld'l'.

A pair of outwardly directed' riht angle brack ets i'r'and Il are'e'oui'ed to the front and' rear walls 5 and 6 respectively, of thereceptacle for suspending the latter ifi a syrup rail or suitable welllocated in the deck of a soda fountain (not shown). The front bracket IOis ad-justably mounted inv vertical slidi'ng relation to the upperportionl of the front wall 51, by means of oppo; Stely disposed guideanglies 23, fiXed to the front coi'ners of the receptacle. The guideangles I2 are rigidly sei'nired. to respective side walls Ie-8; with thefront leg of each angle spac'ed forwar'clly from the front wall 5, asuffi'cient distance* to slide ably accommodate the longitudinalextr'emiti'e's of thev vertical leg 13l of the suspending bracket IO.The front legs of bi'ackets 1'2 are provided with vertically eXtendi-ngslots 14l which coope'r ate' with adjusting nuts and bolts I5, carriedby the vertical leg 13 of the fo'rwar bracket IO; whereby said bracketis verticall'y adjustable on the front wall 5 of the receptacle. Thehorizontal leg of the angle brack'et IU is' recessed at the nner ed'gesof its longitudinal extremities as at I'B to ac'cofnmodate the guideangles I2 and perrnt the vertical movement of the bra'cket.

The rear angle bracket H overlies the -inner face of the rear wall 6a'djacent its upper edge and its vertical leg l'l is provided withvertical slots 18 for the'` recepton off' screws I 9- carried by therear wall 6 adj'acent its upper edge/i, whereb7 the br'acket H ina'y' bereadily lifted from the Wall (iv for the purpose-hereinafter set forth.

Inlet V'al've unit 20 isrigidly secure'd ,to the horizontali' l'eg' ofthe rear bracket II and in the form of the inven'tion shown, is providedwith a pair of inl'et nozles 2! directed toward the ihe terior of thereceptacle, a control handle 22 bleih provided f'or regulating' the fiowof water into' the receptacle. As will be seenfrom Fi'g. 4, the valveiihit 20 extends through the bra'cket H and is honhectejd on the underside of the bracke't ft'o a source of water supply (hot shown'b'yn'i'eahfsof a suitable flexible connection `l23,-'lo```:*a'fte'd-'iri'te'r nally beneath the deck of the fountain.

Adiacent the front wall 5 and preferably in One corner of thereceptacle, I provide an overasessz the interior of the receptacle andis removably` Secured in place by bayonet Connections f29 or otherfastening means fixed to the end walls"1 and 8. In addition to theseries of perforations,

in the partition 28, I may provide an enlarged central Opening 36 whichserves'the dual purpose of facilitating the flow of water through thepartition and acting as a finger hole when removing the partition forcleanin'g.

In the use of myimproved fountain receptacle, the device is inserted ina conventional fountain well with the brackets I and II resting upon thedeck of the receptacle adjacent the lupper extremity of the well. Theforward bracket lil, as before stated, is adjustable vertically tocompensate for variations in the angle of inclination of the deck of thefountain, the bracket being clamped in its proper position by the nutand screw assemblies I5.

When it is desired to remove the receptacle for purposes of Cleaning andsterilization, the screws IS invthe rear wall 6 of the receptacle, areloosened, permitting the rear bracket H, together with the valve unit20, and flexible connection .23, to be lifted from the wall 6. Thereceptacle isV then bodily lifted from the well of the fountain and thecoupling 25 removed from the overflow pipe 24. The partition 28 mayberemoved by disengaging the bayonet connections 29 and sliding thepartition out. After cleansing, the device is returned `to the fountainwell by the reverse procedure.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a very convenient andpractical receptacle which may be readily connected and disconnected andwhich may be used with various conventional soda fountains to greatlyfacilitate the handling of dippers and spoons.

From the foregoing, it is believed that my invention may be, readilyunderstood by those sklled in the art without further description, itbeing borne in mind that numerous changesV may 'th t ev v be made m thedetalls of Structure w1 ou d Water Supply an overfiow' tube m saidreceptacle parting from the spirit of the inventon as set forth in thefollowing claims. clam: v i

1, fountain receptacle comprising an openV body, horzontally disposedangle 4brackets for suspending said body in a fountain well having adrain, means for vertically adjus'tin'g at least one of said brackets tocompensate for variations in the angle of inclination of the fountaind'eck, a water inlet valve unit removably Secured to lsaid body, anoverflow outlet, and flexible conne'ctions respectively, between saidvalve'unit and asource of water supply and between said outlet and thefountain drain.

2. A receptacle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said inlet valve unit iscarried by one of said brackets, and Vmeans for removably fmounting saidbracket on saidl body.

3. A receptacle as claimed in claim 1, wherein said adjustable bracketis slidably mounted adjacent a wall of said receptacle in a pair ofoppositely disposed angle guides, and means for looking said bracket inadjusted position.

4. A fountain receptacle comprising an open body having a bottom, twoside Walls and two end walls, angle brackets carried by said side wallsfor suspending said receptacle in a fountain Well having a drain, one ofsaid brackets Vcarrying a water inlet valve unit and being devtachablyconnected to the adjacent side wall, they opposite angle bracket beingvertically adjust- 15' able on its respective side wall to compensatefor variations in the angle of inclination of the fountain deck, anoverfiow outlet pipe supported by and' extnding through said bottom,flexible connections respectively between said valve unit and a sourceof water supplyfand between said outlet pipe and the fountain drain.

5. A fountain receptacle comprising an open bodyv having a bottom, twoside walls and two end walls, angle brackets carried by said sidewallsfor suspending said receptacle in a fountain well having a drain,one of said brackets carrying a water inlet valve unit and beingdetachably connected to theadjacent side wall, the

opposite angle, bracket being vertically adjustable on its respectiveside wall to compensate for variations in the angle of inclination ofthe fountain deck, an overfiow outlet pipe supported by and extendingthrough said bottom, flexible Connections respectively, between saidvalve unit and a source of Water supply and between said outlet pipe andthe fountain drain, and an apertured vertical partitiondividing saidreceptacle into two sections.

6. A receptacle as claimed in claim 5, including means for removablysupporting said partition.

7. A utensil cleansing receptacle for use lin connection with a sodafountain syrup rail equipped with a source of water supply and a drain,said receptacle comprising an open body,

extending through the-bottom thereof, and a'fiexible conduit connectedbetween said overfiow tube and the fountain drain, whereby saidreceptacle may be bodily lifted from the syrup rail without firstdisconnecting the water supply and drain.

- PROSPER POWELL.

V:REFERENCES oI'rEi) The'following references are of record inthe fileof this patent:

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2,44s,693 i Davis Aug. 10,:1948

